Director - Datacenter Transformation & Strategy (HYBRID)

Date Posted:

2023-02-18-08:00

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT3: Newington/Meriden 25 Holly Drive, Newington, CT, 06111 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Raytheon Technologies Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

To realize our full potential, Raytheon Technologies is committed to creating a company where all employees are respected, valued and supported in the pursuit of their goals. We know companies that embrace diversity in all its forms not only deliver stronger business results, but also become a force for good, fueling stronger business performance and greater opportunity for employees, partners, investors and communities to succeed.

Job Description

Raytheon Technologies Corporation (RTX) is a leading aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises four industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Raytheon Missiles & Defense.

Join a team of research, design, build, and integration technologists focused on the execution of RTX strategy to transform and consolidate Datacenters across the enterprise.  The Datacenter team supports the company's growth by building and operating hyper-scale datacenters, managing the life cycle of server & storage farm, providing private cloud solutions, and developing scalable and reliable infrastructure services. In the leadership role, the individual will collaborate across the enterprise and with each business unit ensuring all stakeholders are aligned to deliver business value per project scope. This person will leverage subject matter expertise, business acumen, financial analysis, and other competencies to develop business case for transformational initiatives. The individual will work with senior leadership, business units, program / project Managers, engineering teams, operations, vendors, MSPs to develop to execute the organizational objectives.

Responsibilities:

Leverage technical abilities and expertise, to Identify and build large transformational programs and initiatives across Infrastructure that scale Datacenter footprint efficiently

Develop Datacenter strategies and roadmap to drive improvements in reliability and achieve cost and operational efficiencies, reduce deployment times, improvements in data center power utilization, and service placement optimizations. Reduce network, hardware and DC infrastructure footprints and drive TCO and savings

Manage Datacenter financials including annual operating cost, cost allocations, project cost and synergy targets

Liaise with architecture and engineering team to drive solution that meet enterprise hosting requirements

Review MSP service level agreements, performance reviews and financials

Collaborate with infrastructure and application leaders across enterprise and align on objectives

Develop detailed project evaluation plans for data center plan changes and set the pace to drive closure

Communicate strategy for datacenter continuous improvement which includes executive level and detailed project briefs and status updates

Drive new project evaluations, technology reviews, challenge proposals and build consensus

Develop, define, and execute project plans, project scope, activities, schedules, resources, budgets, and deliverables

Manage project risks, issues/problems, and activity progress to ensure project goals (e.g., deadline, scope, and quality) are achieved

Assign and monitor work of project team, providing technical and analytical support and direction

Manage the integration of vendor/subcontractor tasks as well as track and review vendor/subcontractor deliverables

Directly oversee employees assigned to project. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function

Consistently set clear expectations, manage team performance, and build high morale among team members

Successfully maintain confidentiality and carry out assignments that are sensitive in nature

Preferred Qualifications: 

12+ years of experience working in Datacenter/Cloud with a background in strategy, engineering and capacity planning

Technical experience in infrastructure and cloud/datacenter projects, experience with optimization initiatives

Excellent leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities to engage with colleagues to maintain a culture of continuous improvement

Strong project management and organizational skills

Knowledgeable of project management standards, processes, procedures, and guidelines using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, be able to meet short deadlines promptly with quality

Excellent analysis, problem-solving, conflict management, and time management skills

Education:  

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 10 years experience

Location:

Hybrid

Required Status:

US Citizen required

Travel – 10%

Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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